Written to honor the 2023 O, Miami Poetry Festival
Everyone will have a best summer o… Even if they won’t know it at the… There will always be the promise o… Even if they will never quite mate… Everyone also has a last summer on…
Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River… was published more than a century… Its enduring popularity derives fr… telling truths about the human con… The most compelling message of all
The cafes are always ready To serve their guests a meal Or sometimes just a drink will do Their setting is most ideal. Passing away an hour, sometimes mo…
It represents everything that’s ba… and all that you want to hate. Whenever there’s a scapegoat that’… pairing it with “Communism” always… But when there’s water flooding yo…
Ellos no conocen la fria de Chica… It’s chilly at night in early Oct… Really cold weather has yet to arr… Those who haven’t experienced a M… are in for an unpleasant shock whe…
A limerick is a snappy rhyme That doesn’t take up too much time Make Line 3 sound like Line 4 And then just add one more The result is a poem sublime
I shall dance no more with rhythmless guilty feet. The saxophone played. George Michael’s “Careless Whisp… Will haunt us all forever.
She enjoyed 96 years of luxury and privilege far beyond anything we could ever imagine. Now that her time is up
To the cobblestones of Europe: I love your quirkiness. With all your shapes, sizes, and c… You make an irregular mess.
Most Floridians, statistically, were born someplace else and it’s easy to see why this is. The beaches, the sunshine, and the quality of living
Ginger or Mary Ann? Mary Ann or Ginger? Actual women don’t fit so easily into this duality
Hanging from a power line Along the Uptown parade route It’s impossible to know How they first got there And how long they have remained si…
What sounded like all the fireworks on earth over the holiday weekend couldn’t assuage my dread at the memory of
Leaves are changing color A cool nip is in the air Winter is on the horizon But we aren’t yet there
The colors of the Fall So vibrant and unique Today’s kids might even say “Nature’s just on fleek!”